hifidelity
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- Apr 24, 2014
- Messages
- 205
- Reaction score
- 47
After about 15 months and 16 batches of beer I can finally say that a truly love the beer that I'm brewing. My first few batches were mediocre to say the least...extract recipes from kits that weren't fermented at the correct temperatures- usually WAY too warm. I bought a chest freezer and temperature controller and it was a good investment- several more extract kits fermented at the correct temperature were pretty good, but still weren't something that I was proud to say I brewed.
A few months ago I invested in an all-grain setup, and threw in a wort chiller and oxygenation system to the order just for shiggles. My first couple of all-grain brews were merely ok. I was still trying to get a feel for how my system dealt with mash temperatures and my efficiency wasn't great, but the beer was drinkable.
My last two batches (not counting the one in the fermenting chamber at the moment) have been outstanding. I've learned a lot about my system and have taken a lot of notes and have read a ton. I can't get over how well my last two batches turned out, and I have trouble believing that I made them. I had one guy I didn't really know tell me "dude...I'd buy this" after trying my beer at a party.
By the way- this post wasn't meant to brag as much as it was to show how excited I am to have the investment of a little money and a ton of time in this hobby to finally pay off (figuratively).
A few months ago I invested in an all-grain setup, and threw in a wort chiller and oxygenation system to the order just for shiggles. My first couple of all-grain brews were merely ok. I was still trying to get a feel for how my system dealt with mash temperatures and my efficiency wasn't great, but the beer was drinkable.
My last two batches (not counting the one in the fermenting chamber at the moment) have been outstanding. I've learned a lot about my system and have taken a lot of notes and have read a ton. I can't get over how well my last two batches turned out, and I have trouble believing that I made them. I had one guy I didn't really know tell me "dude...I'd buy this" after trying my beer at a party.
By the way- this post wasn't meant to brag as much as it was to show how excited I am to have the investment of a little money and a ton of time in this hobby to finally pay off (figuratively).